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with preside obama in cha, we talk to henry kissier, former secretary of state, about the chinese and how they might see the visit. >> what is new is thathe financia cris of last year has shaken the chinese perception of the abily of the united states to run the international system so that the chinese are becoming-- especially in the economic field-- a t more assertive than they have ever been before. >> re: we conclu this evening with melinda gates lking aboutbal health, the billnd melinda gates foundation, and the relationship beeen the two of them. >> i just can't tell you how when, you know, i'll come back from the developing world, the first person i want to talk to and the first person that wants to talk to me is bill. he wants to hear what i'v learned, hear what i'm excited about, i want to tell him wha i'm excited about, tell him what i saw, tell him whatisn't going as well as we tught. and the same thing when he comesrom northern nigeria, he wants to te me what he saw, what's going to be hard, how do w think about this? to be doing that tether is both satisfying be working o
with preside obama in cha, we talk to henry kissier, former secretary of state, about the chinese and how they might see the visit. >> what is new is thathe financia cris of last year has shaken the chinese perception of the abily of the united states to run the international system so that the chinese are becoming-- especially in the economic field-- a t more assertive than they have ever been before. >> re: we conclu this evening with melinda gates lking aboutbal health, the...
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secretary of state hillary clinton spoke and then introduced a video message from president barack obama. >> together let us keep the light of freedom burning bright for all who live in the darkness of tierney and believe in hope for brighter days. >> the hour-long interview took place at the famous hotel add lon in the shadow of the brandenburg gate. it was a de-ranging conversation that began with the legacy of the wall. she also spoke about iran, afghanistan, and pakistan, and her upcoming trip to china with president obama. here is that conversation. >> rose: thank you for joining us. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: at this historic time in this historic city, where were you when you heard the news that the berlin wall had come down? >> i was in arkansas and bill and i were living in the governor's mansion in arkansas. and i remember watching the news coverage which that time was pretty... much more limited than it is today, over and over again and talking with not only my husband but lots of friends about what this meant. because i'm a child of the cold war. i remember those duck-an
secretary of state hillary clinton spoke and then introduced a video message from president barack obama. >> together let us keep the light of freedom burning bright for all who live in the darkness of tierney and believe in hope for brighter days. >> the hour-long interview took place at the famous hotel add lon in the shadow of the brandenburg gate. it was a de-ranging conversation that began with the legacy of the wall. she also spoke about iran, afghanistan, and pakistan, and...
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>> the thing that makes me think of wilson when i think of obama is that like obama wilson came into power with a very clear domestic agenda. and his domestic agenda and obama's domestic agenda shared one thing in common. they were attempts to rescue american capitalism from the robber barrons. and in that sense there is a very great similarity between the two of them. and they both are gradually becoming overcome by the fact that the united states doesn't exist only within itself. it has an enormous role in the world. and it's ability to manage that role has been most weak in the muslim world. obama understood that and so he made that very important step from the beginning of saying that he was going to change the relationship. but following that decollaration with action has been very difficult because he put his emphasis first of all on israeli settlements. and so he decided to go head on with the most ideaological determining factor in israeli politics. he was not able to turn nathanial around. and for me, the big question is why is it that under obama the united states cannot ha
>> the thing that makes me think of wilson when i think of obama is that like obama wilson came into power with a very clear domestic agenda. and his domestic agenda and obama's domestic agenda shared one thing in common. they were attempts to rescue american capitalism from the robber barrons. and in that sense there is a very great similarity between the two of them. and they both are gradually becoming overcome by the fact that the united states doesn't exist only within itself. it has...
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>> i think obama did not know exactly what to do in june. because it was a few months after he came to power. and i think that they still don't know what they are doing. but they are doing the right things. they a moving in the right direction. but they are just confused. they are as confused as the rest of the world are. but what is going on in iran. and also as confused about what is going on in iran as the people in iran are. because it's a very confusing situation, as i mentioned about my case, the plot was really convoluteed. the script was really convoluted and tsted. no one knew what was going on. so i mean i can just sympathize with secretary of state hillary clinton and president obama that they cannot fathom what is going on in iran. >> but do they have a card to play? >> i think they have a card to play. the most important card that they have is the president -- iran is in a region where rhetoric is more important than what they do. and if the president can charm iran's quote, unquote, allies and the countries -- can have a very e
>> i think obama did not know exactly what to do in june. because it was a few months after he came to power. and i think that they still don't know what they are doing. but they are doing the right things. they a moving in the right direction. but they are just confused. they are as confused as the rest of the world are. but what is going on in iran. and also as confused about what is going on in iran as the people in iran are. because it's a very confusing situation, as i mentioned...
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it turns out that is what motivates barack obama. not surprising unless he thought coming out of the 2008 campaign that this is fundamentally a different ki of politician. he is a movement politician. rather than a more conventional variety. >> rose: is he more likely to disappoint those who had such high aspirations or is he more likely to persuade them that he has to deal in a political world and he can't be what they want him to be? >> i think he faces a task of constant education. meaning that he has to pursue his objectives realistically. he does have to. like all presidents sort of test what the market will bear. but also maintain that connection, that very powerful connection he established in 2 o 008 with a generation of democrats that is restless, impatient, that doesn't want to be blunt -- another bill clinton style democrat in the white house. billlinton represented the defensive brand of politics. we have to watch out or we'll be cast -- we'll be branded as out of the mainstream, out of step to liberal. that is what the k
it turns out that is what motivates barack obama. not surprising unless he thought coming out of the 2008 campaign that this is fundamentally a different ki of politician. he is a movement politician. rather than a more conventional variety. >> rose: is he more likely to disappoint those who had such high aspirations or is he more likely to persuade them that he has to deal in a political world and he can't be what they want him to be? >> i think he faces a task of constant...
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the government to do something and though the google people feel they have great relations with the obama administration, which they do -- and the head of the anti-trust division is raising questions looking at all concentrations of power and democrats unlike more than republicans believe in regulation. >> charlie: the argument is they own too much of the search market or something else? >> the argument is too much of the search market, 70% of the world and 20% in the u.s. and then they then dominate the advertisers and they worry they'll control the pricing and able to jack it up and in the book business, if google is the only one to digitize books, and give it away for free but what if they start to charge people and libraries so the argument is what if the power is to be abused. what if larry and sergei are not there and what happens with privacy from advertisers, like every time you do a google search we know have you a foot friend of everything they've read, that's what cookies are. they're called cookies. you leave a fingerprint. everything you do, buy, you read. they don't know you
the government to do something and though the google people feel they have great relations with the obama administration, which they do -- and the head of the anti-trust division is raising questions looking at all concentrations of power and democrats unlike more than republicans believe in regulation. >> charlie: the argument is they own too much of the search market or something else? >> the argument is too much of the search market, 70% of the world and 20% in the u.s. and then...
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they worry what the obama administration is doing is a strategy to put in place a different attitude about the relationship between the government and the economy. >> yeah, i don't think the obama administration wants the government to take over the economy. but they did-- they took on a situation-- and incidentally, i can give credit to the bush administration in the last four, five months of 2008. a lot of right things were done. when george bush said, if money doesn't ease up this sucker can go down. now, that was one of those most-- he basement economist in chief as far as i was concerned at that point. but so i give them credit, too. but the obama administration, they're not running general motors because they want to run general motors. it isn't like barack obama grew up wanting to runt whole economic economy-- >> rose: although he might want to buy a railroad. but go ahead. >> but they are doing what is necessary in their view to get this economy righted. and nobody makes perfect decisions on this. and they're doing things i'm sure they don't like to do. i don't think they wan
they worry what the obama administration is doing is a strategy to put in place a different attitude about the relationship between the government and the economy. >> yeah, i don't think the obama administration wants the government to take over the economy. but they did-- they took on a situation-- and incidentally, i can give credit to the bush administration in the last four, five months of 2008. a lot of right things were done. when george bush said, if money doesn't ease up this...
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i think president obama may be forced to do it sooner than he would like. but you know, as long as interest rates are really low and as long as the chinese are lending us money freely, there's not a lot of pressure. the trouble is your debt can build up and these problems can just strike out of the blue. we need to get out ahead of it. >> rose: we had very good economic news in the third quarter growth of 3.5%. is tt sustainable? >> i don't believe it is. i think there were a lot of good things happening with inventories rebuilding and there are positive forces. but i think there's a lot of negative things coming. we have commercial real estate has yet to play out. >> rose: getting worse, they say. >> getting worse. the consumers are going to pull back. we have negative savings rates but now housing prices are down. state and local governments are having to figure out how to deal with technological t financial crisis. and then we have all the stimulus, we have the federal reserve, we have the treasury, all this low interest rates, government stimulus. we've
i think president obama may be forced to do it sooner than he would like. but you know, as long as interest rates are really low and as long as the chinese are lending us money freely, there's not a lot of pressure. the trouble is your debt can build up and these problems can just strike out of the blue. we need to get out ahead of it. >> rose: we had very good economic news in the third quarter growth of 3.5%. is tt sustainable? >> i don't believe it is. i think there were a lot of...
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more than just the budget director by the "new yorker" magazine, he's deeply involved in president obama's ambitious domestic agenda as well. that includes health care, energy policy and entitlement reform. he's focus tong country's long-term fiscal health. the administration recently released projections showing deficits growing by $9 trillion over the next ten years. speaking at new york university earlier today, peter orszag said the government is permitted to putting the country back on firm fiscal footing. i'm pleased to have him back at this table to tell us how they're going to do that. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> rose: everywhere we go, whoever we talk to, says in the end on main street, on wall street, among foreign leaders who stop at this table they worry about the deficit. does america have too much debt that it cannot bring the political will to do something about it. >> rose: well, let's realize we actually have two deficits. one is the fiscal deficit this which we need to bring down, but we also have this g.d.p. deaf which we are trying to work our way out of. >> ro
more than just the budget director by the "new yorker" magazine, he's deeply involved in president obama's ambitious domestic agenda as well. that includes health care, energy policy and entitlement reform. he's focus tong country's long-term fiscal health. the administration recently released projections showing deficits growing by $9 trillion over the next ten years. speaking at new york university earlier today, peter orszag said the government is permitted to putting the country...
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obama missed it. only he scratched the surface in his calls for multilateralism. he needs to paint pictures of how washington will help solve regional and security trade problems, otherwise most asian nations will continue their unwanted draft towards china and away from the united states." what do you think? foreign policy first, >> foreign policy first. well, far be it from me to propose as an expert in the same league as les gelb. but speaking as an obamafile and a nervous nellie one as that, i couldn't... >> rose: do you agree with him? >> i don't agree. no. i think obamahas laid a lot of ground work in foreign policy in his first year and, you know, he's on a slower cycle than most politicians and a much slower cycle than the 24/7 on speed news cycles. >> rose: and what about afghanistan? >> well, safsz where people like me feel a certain dread. but i'm actually encouraged by what some others have pictured. >> rose: as that would be the former vice president. (laughs) >> not just him. there are plenty of people i respect who feel that way, too. but i think he
obama missed it. only he scratched the surface in his calls for multilateralism. he needs to paint pictures of how washington will help solve regional and security trade problems, otherwise most asian nations will continue their unwanted draft towards china and away from the united states." what do you think? foreign policy first, >> foreign policy first. well, far be it from me to propose as an expert in the same league as les gelb. but speaking as an obamafile and a nervous nellie...
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and i think there is on theop level somehuasm about barack obama. i arrom my friends in and i ink leadership is mainly woing w kind o busine they'll be ae to do with the nministration. thin administration and the president has done a good job of sding the signalsoth of the imrtance of relation, the buness the is de thcial envirment fr,a also would a w izh ecy that i think his shaipeech did ma the a dom ofessi ex, is is not some americ cceut universal concept. so i think he's don about as much ae can on chine seriously,lo f lationship in thon but we have difftsalue we' coue represent. >>ut do think, crlie, in this relationship, which is going to be a very cex one for us totte also impnt andymlsre important. and withat respect, bause m ry pptiveof president suced, i thinkth decisio not to see lama was mistaken because, you know, this street.nship has to be a t-way china does not awrom prenting itself differences wi i can tell youas a former diplomat in many meets wit the chine, they wouldegin every meeting wi a litan of position in taiwan.e u and, you
and i think there is on theop level somehuasm about barack obama. i arrom my friends in and i ink leadership is mainly woing w kind o busine they'll be ae to do with the nministration. thin administration and the president has done a good job of sding the signalsoth of the imrtance of relation, the buness the is de thcial envirment fr,a also would a w izh ecy that i think his shaipeech did ma the a dom ofessi ex, is is not some americ cceut universal concept. so i think he's don about as much...
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i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican caucus has lost. he is the president. he is a figure that has -- demands our respect and he is well-liked and we need to do a better job as a party to separate -- and separate the differences of opinion about policy compared to how we speak to hiabout him as a person. there are people in our caucus who do not -- are not able to bridge that note. >> we spent time thinking about this but we will try to be concise. i would say to the republican caucus that i know lee atwater said when your opponent is busy destroying himself, do not i
i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican...
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did president obama help? >> we had a very good discussion, and at the highest levels, i had been assured by the united states leadership that the government of the united states remains committed to early implementation of the civil nuclear cooperation. there are some minor problems with regard to agreeing on the the processing dedication facilities that it mentioned. there are a -- they are not insurmountable, and in the next couple weeks -- couple of weeks, we can solve them. as far as the liabilities legislation, the indian cabinet has already approved the legislation and we will be going to parliament for that legislation that we require. dollars can i request everybody to please put their phones on the silent mode? thank you very much. >> i refer to your overstatement about the anniversary of the mumbai attack. this morning, the news from pakistan that the judge in the case there has seven formal suspect. your reaction to that, and you are not going from here to other heads of government. the will be a p
did president obama help? >> we had a very good discussion, and at the highest levels, i had been assured by the united states leadership that the government of the united states remains committed to early implementation of the civil nuclear cooperation. there are some minor problems with regard to agreeing on the the processing dedication facilities that it mentioned. there are a -- they are not insurmountable, and in the next couple weeks -- couple of weeks, we can solve them. as far as...
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also part of a panel of the obama presidency. and from the jfk library, nick berns on terrorism and nuclear weapons. at five, hip hop artist and actor ludicrous on the youth. and later howard dean on the economy and capitalism. the national football league announced recently that it would require teams to seek independent neurologist when evaluateing concussion injuries. the announcement came after roger goodell appeared earlier. when it came to conflict of interest issues. join us tonight for this part of that hearing. that starts at 9:15 on our companion network. >> the main topic is health care. the senate debate on their bill is set to begin next monday tolling an hour of general speaking. amendments will be considered throughout the debait. -- debate. of course many interest groups either opposing health care legislation. here's a look at a couple of them. >> a year from now, i'll break my leg, and my parents will have to sell our house, because we couldn't afford health care. >> three months from now, i'll never need. and t
also part of a panel of the obama presidency. and from the jfk library, nick berns on terrorism and nuclear weapons. at five, hip hop artist and actor ludicrous on the youth. and later howard dean on the economy and capitalism. the national football league announced recently that it would require teams to seek independent neurologist when evaluateing concussion injuries. the announcement came after roger goodell appeared earlier. when it came to conflict of interest issues. join us tonight for...
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a discussion assessing the obama presidency. from the jfk library and museum, nick burns on terrorism and nuclear weapons. at 5:00, on ludicris on a youth mentoring. and howard dean on -- and dick armey. >> more now all about fraud and abuse in the medicare and medicaid systems. from "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. host: lewis morris, department of health and human services deputy inspector general. one of his responsibilities is investigating fraud in the medicare and medicaid programs. what kind of fraud are we talking about? guest: it ranges from organized criminals setting up sham medical equipment companies to regrettably some of the large fortune 500 companies in this country. every place we look we're finding evidence of fraud. host: how pervasive? guest: it is hard to say. fraud is a crime of deception. the most effective frauds are those that go undetected. the the news is that we're using high-tech screening devices. we're using tebaldi to get a jump on these crimes faster and faster -- we are using technolog
a discussion assessing the obama presidency. from the jfk library and museum, nick burns on terrorism and nuclear weapons. at 5:00, on ludicris on a youth mentoring. and howard dean on -- and dick armey. >> more now all about fraud and abuse in the medicare and medicaid systems. from "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. host: lewis morris, department of health and human services deputy inspector general. one of his responsibilities is investigating fraud in the medicare and...
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or first lady michelle obama? >> it has to be the first lady. there she was in this gorgeous dress. he is in the commander -- the commander in chief, but he wore a tuxedo. the first lady chose the china pattern. the headliner tomorrow will be "mrs. obama." >> we want to show our viewers to more -- some more of actinides entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. -- some more of the entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. >> my husband. >> the hon. eric holder. >> i am with steven spielberg, so my kids left me a series of questions to ask. >> pardon? >> who did you? -- your dress? [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> can you give one or two? >> good evening, everyone. how are you? >> gayle king. >> i cannot hear a word you're saying. i am 67 years old and you cannot hear a word. the president and the first lady and the prime minister and his wife. thank you. >> biran abrian and tracy mathi. >> many elected officials, house members,
or first lady michelle obama? >> it has to be the first lady. there she was in this gorgeous dress. he is in the commander -- the commander in chief, but he wore a tuxedo. the first lady chose the china pattern. the headliner tomorrow will be "mrs. obama." >> we want to show our viewers to more -- some more of actinides entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. -- some more of the entrances into the east part of the white house,...
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obama. >> thank you. welcome, everyone. how are you-all doing? it's good to see you. well, as desiree mentioned this is a very exciting time here at the white house and we are just excited to welcome all of you. we've got a big day going on. this is our first official state visit of the obama administration. it's very exciting for us. and today the president is welcoming and working with the indian -- india's prime minister singh and this evening, tonight, the president and i are going to be hosting our first state dinner. we are hosting for the prime minister and his wife who we met earlier today. so one of the things we thought, i don't know about all of you, is whether you wonder what are these state dinners all about? and these state visits, because when i was your age i didn't know what they were doing. so we thought it would be fun to take a little time to expose you to what's going to happen today and this evening. so that's why you are all here today and we are really excited to have
obama. >> thank you. welcome, everyone. how are you-all doing? it's good to see you. well, as desiree mentioned this is a very exciting time here at the white house and we are just excited to welcome all of you. we've got a big day going on. this is our first official state visit of the obama administration. it's very exciting for us. and today the president is welcoming and working with the indian -- india's prime minister singh and this evening, tonight, the president and i are going to...
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obama, it is not going to work. why don't you knock on your rich neighbor's door and see what kind of response you get from them? don't ask the federal government to give it to you, don't ask mr. obey to give it to you. show some initiative yourself and knock on doors and beg for it. in the past, it has not worked and it will not work now. social security, medicaid, the post of this, everything the government has ever touched has not worked. that is why we are trillions in debt. he let business people do it, -- if you let business people do it -- there are more clerks in the government, percentage wise, then there are works in business. you figure that one out. -- than there are crooks in business. host: congressman obey calling for a war tax, saying that a surtax is necessary if obama wants to send more troops. he opposed the vietnam war, and mindful of the funding that drained lyndon johnson's great society program -- 30 years later, he is chairman of the house appropriations committee and is adamant that the afgh
obama, it is not going to work. why don't you knock on your rich neighbor's door and see what kind of response you get from them? don't ask the federal government to give it to you, don't ask mr. obey to give it to you. show some initiative yourself and knock on doors and beg for it. in the past, it has not worked and it will not work now. social security, medicaid, the post of this, everything the government has ever touched has not worked. that is why we are trillions in debt. he let business...
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i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican caucus has lost. he is the president. he is a figure that has -- demands our respect and he is well-liked and we need to do a better job as a party to separate -- and separate the differences of opinion about policy compared to how we speak to hiabout him as a person. there are people in our caucus who do not -- are not able to bridge that note. >> we spent time thinking about this but we will try to be concise. i would say to the republican caucus that i know lee atwater said when your opponent is busy destroying himself, do not i
i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican...
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i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican caucus has lost. he is the president. he is a figure that has -- demands our respect and he is well-liked and we need to do a better job as a party to separate -- and separate the differences of opinion about policy compared to how we speak to hiabout him as a person. there are people in our caucus who do not -- are not able to bridge that note. >> we spent time thinking about this but we will try to be concise. i would say to the republican caucus that i know lee atwater said when your opponent is busy destroying himself, do not i
i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican...
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more or less a republican critique of the obama policy. i would say that the twitter commentator makes a good point. she has been judged by the court of public opinion for now. the thing is, opinions of public leaders change over time. hillary clinton is one of the most polarizing figures in american politics, and she came very close to winning the democratic nomination. now she is one of the more popular figures in the obama cabinet. look at ronald reagan, whose political career had been declared dead many times before he won the republican nomination in 1980. host: a quick word about the dynamics within the party, this is from charlie crist, a sure- fire republican becomes a right- wing target. "and intelligent former speaker of the house, a reagan night that answers to mr. obama by the national review. what is going on there within the party? of desk of the same thing that we saw in the special congressional election in new york 23. we are seeing it with florida. there is a revolt among some conservative grassroots against established r
more or less a republican critique of the obama policy. i would say that the twitter commentator makes a good point. she has been judged by the court of public opinion for now. the thing is, opinions of public leaders change over time. hillary clinton is one of the most polarizing figures in american politics, and she came very close to winning the democratic nomination. now she is one of the more popular figures in the obama cabinet. look at ronald reagan, whose political career had been...
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so it's more or less the republicans appeal of the obama policies. i would say that that twitter commentor raises a good point. but the thing is opinion of public leaders change over time. look at hillary clinton. she's one of the most polarizing figures in america. she has razor edge close to winning the democratic nomination and now she's one of the four popular figures in the obama cabinet. and of course, look at ronald reagan whose political career had been declared dead many times before he won the republican nomination in 1980 and then presidency. >> host: we found this piece in "the new york times" and elsewhere about charlie crist. surefire for the republican becomes a right-wing target. he rapson then that they are surprising by mark rubio. the former speaker of the house answer to mr. obama by the national review. what's going on there and within the party? >> guest: same thing we saw in the election in new york 23, the special congressional election in two weeks ago. and we're seeing it here in florida. there is a revolt among conservative
so it's more or less the republicans appeal of the obama policies. i would say that that twitter commentor raises a good point. but the thing is opinion of public leaders change over time. look at hillary clinton. she's one of the most polarizing figures in america. she has razor edge close to winning the democratic nomination and now she's one of the four popular figures in the obama cabinet. and of course, look at ronald reagan whose political career had been declared dead many times before...
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and the title comes from barack obama's inaugural address. .. >> yes and no. the biggest and notion of immigration is one of the most dramatic and compelling of all human stories that never change. i knew from my own family history, i knew there story of their lives and grew up in the immigrant community in new jersey where everybody i knew was from the immigrant family. that sense of what it takes takes, resilience, the tenacity does not change. but understanding the new patterns of immigration. people can use technology to stay in touch. my grandfather was out of touch with his own family for 50 years. today i have a student from brazil whose brother was marrying a brazilian if a grant and her family could not come to the wedding. semis did it took a laptop and a digital camera and did he realtime slideshow for the bride's family and brazil. that is there a different. the other is the growth of commerce. particularly in asia. and they had a tremendous advantage and no the customs and have family connections. of course, there was the occasional the italian fa
and the title comes from barack obama's inaugural address. .. >> yes and no. the biggest and notion of immigration is one of the most dramatic and compelling of all human stories that never change. i knew from my own family history, i knew there story of their lives and grew up in the immigrant community in new jersey where everybody i knew was from the immigrant family. that sense of what it takes takes, resilience, the tenacity does not change. but understanding the new patterns of...
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. >> well, she had obama on. >> not during the campaign. not once the presidential campaign was under way. want to be fair to oprah. >> okay. but it's kind of a big story, kind of perfect -- the vice presidential nominee did seem like a little bit of a diswh wh she didn't -- >> and they addressed that on the show. in any event -- >> in any event, she's not doing the usual book media tour, she's on the sarah palin bus, going out to grand rapids, michigan, and tuscaloosa. she's going out to where her fans are. but, yeah, sure, i think it's probably better for oprah than it is for sarah palin, but it was a terrific interview. >> they left no stone unturned and it was really interesting to hear sarah palin speaking very frankly about some intimate subjects, including, of course, her real feelings about the guy who was almost her son-in-law, the father of her grandson, levi johnston. let's take a look at this little conversation. >> are you aware of all the other things that he's saying, that you really weren't a good parent, that bristol really
. >> well, she had obama on. >> not during the campaign. not once the presidential campaign was under way. want to be fair to oprah. >> okay. but it's kind of a big story, kind of perfect -- the vice presidential nominee did seem like a little bit of a diswh wh she didn't -- >> and they addressed that on the show. in any event -- >> in any event, she's not doing the usual book media tour, she's on the sarah palin bus, going out to grand rapids, michigan, and...
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. >>> right now president obama son his way to ft. hood to join grieving families in a shaken community looking for answers to last week's deadly shooting spree. he will meet privately of relatives of those who were killed and then attend a memorial service at the army post. >>> right now the fbi is starting a new internal review to see if it missed any red flags about the suspect, major nidal hasan. >> i guess no one saw the signs on him. they missed the signs with him. can you imagine they missed the signs with someone else? i mean, you know, ridiculous. >> i think there were probably a lot of connections that should have been made that weren't made but we're at war and we're under a lot of pressure and maybe that's -- that's what happened. >> and remembering those who lost their lives live to the senate we go. they are observing a moment of silence. it's in honor of the victims and families of the ft. hood shootings. 13 people died in those attacks, 42 others were injured. and then we see the senator -- senator reid from las vegas,
. >>> right now president obama son his way to ft. hood to join grieving families in a shaken community looking for answers to last week's deadly shooting spree. he will meet privately of relatives of those who were killed and then attend a memorial service at the army post. >>> right now the fbi is starting a new internal review to see if it missed any red flags about the suspect, major nidal hasan. >> i guess no one saw the signs on him. they missed the signs with him....
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>> no. >> but i read that you said the governor races yesterday were a vote for obama. now, we lost both of them. >> what i said it's a change election. >> oh. >> see, i really think new jersey was voting for change and i think virginia was voting for change. now, virginia, i think they made a huge mistake because the kind of change they're going to get is going to be women are chattlel. >> in virginia. >> -- they are still fighting slavery. virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states because they are 12 years of democratic governors, tim kaine, a phenomenal governor and they have, who's leaving now, mark warner. they are mark warner. and so, they're -- their finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing on the ballot was a transportation issue. there's a lot of traffic in northern virginia mostly and so they were very upset about transportation. this guy bob mcdonnell that won, bob mcdonnell, i mean, bob mcdonnell like when you and me were chattel, we couldn't own things or vote. that's who bob mcdonnell. >> ah, those were the days. >> oh
>> no. >> but i read that you said the governor races yesterday were a vote for obama. now, we lost both of them. >> what i said it's a change election. >> oh. >> see, i really think new jersey was voting for change and i think virginia was voting for change. now, virginia, i think they made a huge mistake because the kind of change they're going to get is going to be women are chattlel. >> in virginia. >> -- they are still fighting slavery. virginia is...
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was too quiet. >> i love obama but i think he's always too quiet. >> first of all, he has a million things to could. r do. i campaigned for him when he was running. we wanted him to solve every problem and end homeless and hunger. everybody wants the president to solve every problem. he has a lot on his plate. i do think that this is going to come down to a supreme court decision and it will. it will be legal in our lifetime. i can say, look, i'm married to a black man. we can overcome that hurdle. you should see our naked sex tape. >> here's the bottom line. we need to stop designing their clothes and see how quickly they come around and see how quickly we have gay marriage because everything looks them look sheek and hot and hip and the drag queens are snapping. but, honey -- i'm pretending. >> the truth with obama is that he was running against gay marriage. >> right. >> which part of that sentence don't the activists understand or believe? he said no. >> people want him to doll everything and he can't do everything but this will happen and i think that progressives have to be pa
was too quiet. >> i love obama but i think he's always too quiet. >> first of all, he has a million things to could. r do. i campaigned for him when he was running. we wanted him to solve every problem and end homeless and hunger. everybody wants the president to solve every problem. he has a lot on his plate. i do think that this is going to come down to a supreme court decision and it will. it will be legal in our lifetime. i can say, look, i'm married to a black man. we can...
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is obama's popularity waning or what do you think? >> the democratic party has to activate the vote. the republicans ablgt rate is their vote. the democrats have not done as good a job at the republicans. the voter turnout in virginia was down by half. i don't think half of all voters in virginia disappeared. some of them felt motivated to vote. too many of people on our side didn't feel motivated to vote. we have to motivate our base. >> the exit polls in virginia and new jersey, both of them said they still like president obama. the vote had nothing to do with him. do you agree with that? >> people elected obama, me, because they want change. they need to see more of it. we need to deliver. the people with expectations that voted for us need to have the expectations satisfied. there's are lessons to republicans. you didn't talk about new york. >> that was one for the team. >> think we're witnessing the disintegration of major political party. the last time that two of those counties that new york congressional district were represen
is obama's popularity waning or what do you think? >> the democratic party has to activate the vote. the republicans ablgt rate is their vote. the democrats have not done as good a job at the republicans. the voter turnout in virginia was down by half. i don't think half of all voters in virginia disappeared. some of them felt motivated to vote. too many of people on our side didn't feel motivated to vote. we have to motivate our base. >> the exit polls in virginia and new jersey,...
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it's about barack obama. we asked, would you lean more towards voting for a candidate who supports barack obama or opposes him? you can see right there more people say they would vote for the candidate who supports president obama than opposes him, michelle. >> there is going to be a lot of people elbowing to be on his coattails again. >> the democrats for sure. >>> health care has been a pretty hot topic for americans, but have health issues changed for black men in america? one expert says it's at a crisis level. we'll look at that coming up in a special "what matters." >>> it's been a year since the historic election of president barack obama. all week in our "what matters" partnership with essence magazine, we're taking a closer look at life for black men since president obama was elected. has their lives changed since the president became black? we sat down with an african-american community and asked that question. today meet marcus murray, executive director of project brotherhood, an organization that
it's about barack obama. we asked, would you lean more towards voting for a candidate who supports barack obama or opposes him? you can see right there more people say they would vote for the candidate who supports president obama than opposes him, michelle. >> there is going to be a lot of people elbowing to be on his coattails again. >> the democrats for sure. >>> health care has been a pretty hot topic for americans, but have health issues changed for black men in...